A sweet showdown: Which local bakery has the best cookies around Charlotte?
Charlotte foodies, you’re in for a treat.
It’s time to find out which local bakery, restaurant, cafe or coffee shop is baking up the best of the best cookies in the Queen City.
Forget the delicious big box bakeries and popular cookie chains. We’ve got 30 fan-favorite spots that were nominated for our latest Readers’ Choice contest.
Now, let’s put it to a vote! Here are the details:
- Round 5 will determine the winner. It is currently live and will be until noon Monday, June 9.
This is not a scientific poll or survey — it’s just for fun! If you have more than one favorite (or want to vote for your all-time favorite spot more than once), you are welcome to submit another vote.
Best of Charlotte: Coffee Shop | Chicken Wings | Doughnuts | Burgers | Ice Cream | Brewery | Pizza | Sushi | Tacos | Food truck | Bar | Ramen | Brunch | Patio | Barbecue | Pie | Fried Chicken | Fries
Top 2
SWIRL Dessert Bar
Cara’s Cookie Company
Top 4
SWIRL Dessert Bar
Cara’s Cookie Company
Red’s Scratch Made
The Accidental Baker
Top 8
- The Accidental Baker
- La Bonbonnière Bakery
- Cara’s Cookie Company
- Red’s Scratch Made
- Virtuoso Breadworks
- SWIRL Dessert Bar
- Wheatberry Bakeshop
- The Batchmaker
Top 12
Cara’s Cookie Company
La Bonbonnière Bakery
Red’s Scratch Made
The Batchmaker
The Accidental Baker
Virtuoso Breadworks
SWIRL Dessert Bar
Honeybear Bake Shop
Wheatberry Bakeshop
Suárez Bakery
Villani’s Bakery
Amélie’s French Bakery & Café
Top 30
The Accidental Baker
Location: 4416 Monroe Rd d, Charlotte, NC 28205
Amélie’s French Bakery & Café
Location: Multiple
The Batchmaker
Location: 901 Berryhill Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208
Burney’s Sweets & More
Location: Multiple
Cara’s Cookie Company
Location: 350 McGill Ave NW, Concord, NC 28027
Chez Marie Patisserie
Location: 4732 Sharon Rd Suite M, Charlotte, NC 28210
Copain Bakery
Location: 6601 Carnegie Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28211
Location: The Bowl at Ballantyne (opening soon)
Daphne’s Bakery
Location: 7609 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd, Mint Hill, NC 28227
Destination Sweets
Location: Northlake Mall, 6801 Northlake Mall Dr #145, Charlotte, NC 28216
Edible Art Cake Shop
Location: 2908 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209
Honeybear Bake Shop
Location: 4402 Stuart Andrew Blvd A, Charlotte, NC 28217
Honeysuckle Gelato
Location: The Bowl at Ballantyne, 15119 Bowl St, Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28206
La Bonbonnière Bakery
Location: 329 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28282
La Dolcekca
Location: 1607 Montford Dr Suite C, Charlotte, NC 28209
Lula Bánh Mì & Bakery
Location: 10400 Centrum Pkwy A, Pineville, NC 28134
Milkbread
Location: Multiple
PIE.ZAA
Location: 1440 South Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Red’s Scratch Made
Location: 548 N Main St Unit A, Mooresville, NC 28115
Renaissance Patisserie
Location: 6401 Carnegie Blvd #4a, Charlotte, NC 28211
ROOTS Cafe
Location: 2135 Southend Dr #109, Charlotte, NC 28203
Suárez Bakery
Location: 4245 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Location: Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28206
Sunflour Baking Company
Location: Multiple
Supperland
Location: 1212 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
SWIRL Dessert Bar
Location: 2822 South Blvd B, Charlotte, NC 28209
Undercurrent Coffee
Location: 2012 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Location: Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28206
Vicente
Location: 2520 South Blvd Suite 108-B, Charlotte, NC 28203
Villani’s Bakery
Location: 901 Pecan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Virtuoso Breadworks
Location: 205 Salem St, Waxhaw, NC 28173
Wheatberry Bakeshop
Location: 1425 Winnifred St Suite 105, Charlotte, NC 28203
Wheelz Pizza
Location: Multiple
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This story was originally published May 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
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